By Adewale Kupoluyi
Media, democracy and development are tripartite partners that
could drive any modern society. These critical issues formed discussions at the
just-concluded 67th General Assembly and 2018 IPI World Congress of the
International Press Institute, held in Abuja for the very first time in the
history of Nigeria and attended by some 330 participants, 65 speakers from 37
countries. Themed, Why Good Journalism
Matters: Quality Journalism for Strong Societies, the congress coincided
with when IPI would hold its flagship global press freedom event in West Africa .
Welcoming all, IPI Executive Board Vice-Chair, Dawn Thomas, said
the hosting was an acknowledgement of the country’s historical importance to
the institute and that